cannabis

Consuming cannabis in restaurants and bars throughout Denver could continue to be a pipe dream if the Colorado Municipal League gets its way. The group that represents 99 percent of the cities and towns throughout the state plans to introduce a bill during the 2017 legislative session that...

Seattle Hempfest organizers are opening an outpost in downtown Olympia with a little help from one of the state's most visible cannabis activists. Olympia Hempfest Central will have a grand opening 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday at 322 Fourth Ave. E., site of the former Rainier Xpress medical...

Laura Harris directed the Colorado Marijuana Enforcement Division when all the state knew was the medical market. Now she's joining the Colorado Cannabis Chamber of Commerce (C4) to help businesses work with legislators and understand the laws put in place. C4 is a nonprofit chamber of...

Confirmation hearings began yesterday for Attorney General nominee Senator Jeff Sessions, the notoriously anti-cannabis drug-war zealot. Since the Donald nominated nominated the Alabama senator, cannabis advocates across the country have warned that Sessions as Attorney General means massive...

Des Moines, Iowa – As Iowa legislators once again prepare to tackle the debate over medical marijuana, a comprehensive report released Thursday takes an in-depth look at the health effects of the drug, which could be grounds for more advocacy, said some Iowans. Connie Norgart uses a vaporizer...

Brianna and her friend were hanging out, getting ready for a concert, when the Los Angeles Police Department unexpectedly showed up at her door. At the time the police arrived, Brianna had just smoked some pot outside while her younger son was in the house with the nanny. She and her husband...

The sandwich baggie brimming with buds is gradually becoming a thing of the past in California. In its place, an era of name-brand marijuana is emerging. Celebrities – including actress Whoopi Goldberg, rapper Snoop Dogg, rocker Melissa Etheridge and the family of reggae legend Bob Marley –...

The War on Drugs is costing us more then we know it turns out Cannabis not only improves our health but now our planets health ! How Hemp Can Clean Up Radiation From Fukushima Nuclear Disaster MINNEAPOLIS — The cannabis plant has myriad uses, from paper, fabric and even fuel that can be...

MATT WALSTATTER FELL INTO THE CANNABIS BUSINESS LIKE MANY PEOPLE DO; HE GOT SICK. REALLY SICK. In 2003, a bad case of flu and pneumonia turned into painful gastrointestinal symptoms that wouldn't go away. For 10 years he vomited every day. He lost 50 pounds in the first six months. After...

Name: Steve DeAngelo Occupation: Cofounder and executive director of Harborside Age: 58 Residence: Oakland San Francisco: This must be quite a time to be a weed activist. Steve DeAngelo: Yes. It hasn't been easy. Legacy cannabis people–we've been raided, we've been arrested, we've been...

Almost three years ago, the Mississippi Legislature passed Harper Grace's Law, named after then-2-year-old Harper Grace Durval who suffers from Dravet Syndrome, a rare form of epilepsy. The legislation allows marijuana oil to be used to treat children in Mississippi who suffer from epilepsy...

The Willits City Council in its first meeting of the year will again address the long-deliberated issue of a local ordinance permitting commercial cannabis permits in Willits. The last time the council heard public input, in November, residents who attended expressed the sentiment that...

The International Cannabis Business Conference is set to repeat on past success with the announcement of Henry Rollins as the keynote speaker to their upcoming event. The punk rock icon and cannabis law reform advocate will speak in detail at the San Francisco ICBC in February, The ICBC...

Marc and Jodie Emery, the pot power couple and business partners behind Cannabis Culture, have big plans to bring their business back to life in Montreal. Instead of storefront pot dispensaries, their franchisees will likely shift their business mandate from recreational to medicinal...

Watsonville - Uncomfortable with the recommendation of city staff and its own Medical Cannabis Advisory Committee, the Watsonville City Council balked at allowing the manufacture of medical cannabis in addition to cultivation at its meeting Tuesday and decided to table the issue until its Jan...

In July 2015, Illinois resident Darren Miller went to the hospital with a variety of unusual symptoms. After an open-heart surgery that occurred a few days later, on his 50th birthday, he was diagnosed with Stage 4 lung cancer and told he only had six months to live. Yet, six months later...

Washington medical-marijuana patients may be offered financial help in the near future from an unlikely source: the Washington CannaBusiness Association. The trade organization, along with Republican Senator Ann Rivers, was instrumental in crafting SB 5052, otherwise known as the Cannabis...

Shelbyville — As the number of medical cannabis users in Illinois continues to rise, a new clinic coming to Shelbyville says it will be a fast on-ramp for sick people anxious to get the benefits of the drug. The Marijuana Pain Management & Wellness Clinic will open its doors at 10 a.m on Feb...

South Carolina lawmakers are gearing up for another fight over a bill that would allow the legal use of medical marijuana in the Palmetto State. A half-dozen lawmakers on Tuesday made their first order of business on the session's opening day the unveiling of the S.C. Compassionate Care Act...

Melissa Etheridge, one of rock music's great female icons, was announced Tuesday as a keynote speaker for Canada's leading cannabis industry business event, O'Cannabiz Conference and Expo. Etheridge is a cannabis entrepreneur and activist who was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2004. Twelve...